my cat peeing on brand new rug?

Question

hi , my cat is peeing in one area of brand new rug in the living room. i did recently get a dog. so there is a change involved for the cat, but im not getting rid of the dog, so what can be done?

Answer 1

get rid of it !
feed it to the dog !

Answer 2

My, my. Great isn't it? My wife and I have had a cat for 12 years. Entirely too long if you ask me. Anyway, along the line I get two Golden Retrievers. One has been around about 2 years after the cat was here, the other about 4 years later. The cat was great for the longest time. Got along with the dogs with no problem. After initial introductions of course and a couple of scratched noses.
So the cat suddenly starts pissing on the dog's beds. The cat slept on the couch. The youngest golden was found there a couple of times and kicked off. Next thing...cat's pissing on the couch.
Then...for no reason (because the dogs don't sleep there) starts pissing on the pillows and bed. Once.
The cat has now lived in the attached garage for going on 2 years. Oh it's friendly...wants attention. Badly. I pet it when I'm outside grilling or have the garage doors open. other than that it eat, sleeps and does its business in the regularly emptied cat box.

Hope you have a garage. If not try the humane society. They'll take it but like most animal control facilities they're overloaded with cats. Too many people kicked 'em loose and they breed like rabbits. So...don't boot the cat out. Just try to contain it to a certain area if available.

thanks for the chance to gab. Good luck.

Answer 3

Our cat had this problem once, and the best thing to do is check it's litter box and make sure it's big enough and if you have multiple cats you should have a litter box for every cat and one additonal. I know it sounds like a lot of crap, which it is, but they are particular.

If the cat it going outside of the litter box you can put a small bowl of food out where it is going. This will prevent the cat from peeing there. Cats don't pee where they eat. The bowl can be removed after about a week, and replaced as needed. I find this is an easy nonviolent way to change your cat's behavior.

Answer 4

Don't listen to these fools. Getting rid of the cat is not necessary. My cat once did the same thing. She would pee in the same spot whenever stressed. I found that she had anxiety and had to take "clamicalm" (prescribed from vet) daily. It's frailly cheap and the bottle lasts me a few months. I just crush it into her wet food. It worked like a charm from day one - no more peeing. Your cat may be having anxiety from your new addition! If your cat had a urinary tract infection it probably wouldn't be peeing in the same spot every time. Please call your vet and explain the situation and that your cat may be having anxiety due to the dog. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

i'd say get rid of the rug. i don't know what it is about rugs, but the minute i bring one home and lay it down and turn my back it gets christened by one of my cats. i consquently have no area rugs in my house. i used to have a beautiful shaggy wool area rug that i had to have cleaned bi weekly cause of cat. well, it's gone now, the rug i mean. cats have a thing about wool too for some reason. but whateve the rug is made of it doesn't seem to matter. it may seem drastic to give up area rugs, but i was sick of cleaning them every 2 1/2 minutes. if they pee once then it is all over and they WILL do it again. sadly for the rug industry i have found no cure for this annoying behavior.

Answer 6

your cat may be peeing to mark territory- doesnt matter if the cat is female or male- cats do this when there is a new change in the household- could be dog and new rug-mine did this when my daughter moved in with grandson- cat is doing because this was his/her domain- but im pretty sure your cat will stop when he/she gets used to the dog/rug- mine stopped also the person who suggested spraying water when u catch the cat peeing is a good idea- i did- but I know you cant be there to spray cat everytime - trust me cat will stop- give him/her lots of attention so she still feels like the one and only- I really dont think its fair to get rid of the cat or dog for that matter-so I wish you the best of luck

Answer 7

First train you cat 24/7 dont give up and get a kitty liter and then keep the dog and cat seperate for as long as possible and give the cat consequences and punishments and also rewards to show the difference between good and bad.

Answer 8

I have a cat & what i did to get it to stop peeing & crapping all over my house was to get a small cage about 2feet wide & 3feet long, what i did was line the bottom with old News Paper and put a shoe box with dirt to one side, after 2weeks it will learn to use the box as a toilet as soon as that happens wait another week or so b4 letting him loose, then you should place a box in a corner of your house and thats it but make sure to change the box atlease 2times a week.

Answer 9

Are you sure it is the cat, not the dog? Or maybe the cat is acting out because of the recent addition of the dog. I assume you do have a litter box? Maybe adding another litter box would be a good idea and always keep it clean.

Answer 10

Each time you see the cat got near that rug take a spray bottle and squirt him in the face with water.

Answer 11

you can try cleaning the area with vinegar. sometimes this works. how old is your cat? peeing in one place can sometimes mean that it might have a urinary track infection.

if it's not an infection, your cat is just marking it's territory. with luck, your kitty just needs a little time to adjust.